The Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office says sheriff’s office personnel were not criminally negligent in the in-custody death of 47-year-old Gerlinde Spring Lynch at the jail.
A Marion County grand jury found a Salem police sergeant was justified in his use of deadly physical force during a reported hostage situation near a Salem encampment.
A 20-year-old man is facing multiple charges after he tried to break into a home in unincorporated Washington County on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
The City of Portland has paid $108,000 in penalty fees to extend its use of the Northwest Northrup shelter through Dec. 31, according to newly filed documents.
A man who is a known senior member of a local gang was sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing guns as a felon, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office - District of Oregon.
A manhunt is underway in southwest Oregon as authorities search for a Texas man accused of sex crimes involving a child, as well as stealing a car and weapons.
Multnomah County just opened a new Women, Infants and Children — or WIC — clinic Wednesday, expanding access to nutrition education, breastfeeding resources, and referrals to healthcare and social services.
The Air Force is identifying the eight members killed in a bomber jet crash during a routine test flight at California’s Edwards Air Force Base on Monday. Of the victims, 32-year-old Jeromy Smith was a test flight engineer from the Portland metro.
Portlanders are learning more about a proposed rail merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern — a deal the companies say could improve the supply chain and lower shipping costs. But in Portland’s Central Eastside, residents and workers worry the merger could mean even more trains moving through an area already plagued by lengthy rail-related backups.
The man accused of terrorizing Portland’s South Tabor neighborhood earlier this year is expected to appear in court Thursday, June 18, where he is scheduled to enter a plea and face sentencing.
The Oregon Legislature’s Emergency Board on Wednesday approved a request from Attorney General Dan Rayfield to add 16 positions to the Oregon Department of Justice’s antitrust division, expanding the agency’s capacity to investigate corporate mergers and monopoly-related cases.
Under Armour is planning to close their corporate office in Portland and relocate ‘key functions’ to their Baltimore headquarters, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
A woman faces multiple counts of animal abuse after authorities say she dragged a horse from her truck multiple times, leading to the horse being euthanized.
Kya, the oldest member of the Oregon Zoo’s African lion pride and a longtime favorite among visitors, has died at nearly 19-years-old, zoo officials announced Tuesday.
Union members rallied outside Portland State University on Monday morning before moving into a Board of Trustees meeting where a budget proposal including major cuts could be approved.
